Monroe County, Indiana

Interactive maps and statistics for Monroe County, Indiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Indiana and the United States.

Monroe County, Indiana is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (105th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	140,965	6,851,073	334,922,499	475th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,868	$71,957	$80,734	1558th of 3,221
Median Age	31.2	38.1	38.9	3155th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.5%	29.5%	35.7%	105th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$285,200	$218,200	$332,700	701st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,193	$1,062	$1,413	548th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.7%	12.3%	12.5%	577th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.3%	5.2%	923rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	357.3	191.2	n/a	438th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.6%	6.3%	14.1%	503rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	630th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.0%	70.6%	65.2%	3125th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	24.1	26.4	2605th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.9%	10.7%	15.1%	345th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.6%	n/a	n/a	1990th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.9%	47.3%	46.9%	3019th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.3%	n/a	n/a	483rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.8%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.9	41.4	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	31.2	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	15.7%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	25.2%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.5%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.6%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	59,236	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	49.1%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.6%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.9%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	47.4%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,653	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.4%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.7%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.8%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	65,657	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.4%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	28.8%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.8%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	46.0%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.9%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,036	$1,614	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.6%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.8%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	25.6%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.3%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.4%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.4%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Indiana

Statistic	Monroe County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.5%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.6%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.9%	8.1%	16.7%

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